CN100485435C - Autofocus apparatus and method and image sensing apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
An object of this invention is to provide an autofocus apparatus and method, and an image sensing apparatus capable of shortening the AF time without decreasing the AF precision even when the total number of acquired AF evaluation signals is large. The autofocus apparatus of the invention includes: a first detection device, making the focusing lens move in the scheduled drive range and detecting the AF evaluation of estimate to denote the focus aims at the state; a second detection device, making the focusing lens move in the in-focus position included in the former photographing and in the narrower drive range than the scheduled to detect the AF evaluation of estimate to denote the focus aims at the state; and a control device selecting the first detection device when the current photographing condition has the desired change relative to the former and selecting the second detection device when the current photographing condition has no desired change relative to the former.
Description
The present invention is that application number is 03159334.8, the applying date is on September 11st, 2003, denomination of invention is the division of the application for a patent for invention of " automatic focusing system and method, camera ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of automatic focusing system, auto focusing method and camera, particularly the shortening of automatic focus required time.
Background technology
In digital camera etc., its majority has adopted the automatic focus that is referred to as the TV-AF mode (following, be called AF) mode (with reference to TOHKEMY 2000-152064 communique).In this mode, mobile focal position in certain scope, the value of being estimated signal by the AF of each point calculates the subject distance.AF estimates signal and uses BPF (bandpass filter) to wait to carry out computing, make focus more registration signal increase more.
For example, from infinitely as far as 50cm as finding range, as shown in Figure 6, obtain at the AF that focuses on the focal position of infinity and estimate signal, make focal position near 50cm place successively, simultaneously, obtain the AF evaluation signal on each distance.Relatively the AF of each distance estimates signal, and focal position is moved to the distance A that is judged as the position that focus aims at the most, in this way implements control.The transverse axis of Fig. 6 is represented condenser lens subject distance in focus.
In addition, generally speaking, to obtain the evaluation signal of AF continuously be very difficult while will change focal position, so, as a rule, for example, be to take a sample every the distance suitable and obtain the evaluation signal of AF with the depth of field that is taken.
But, have the camera of the more shallow optical system of the depth of field that is taken or the camera that its finding range on range direction is set to broad, even obtain the evaluation signal of AF as described above by sampling, the data sum that also can occur obtaining increases and the problem of the time lengthening of finding range.
Summary of the invention
The present invention finishes in view of above-mentioned condition, is obtaining under the more situation of AF evaluation signal sum even purpose is to provide a kind of, also can shorten automatic focusing system and method and the camera of AF time under the condition that does not reduce the AF precision.
For addressing the above problem, achieve the goal, according to the 1st scheme of the present invention, provide a kind of automatic focusing system, it is characterized in that, comprising: pick-up unit, condenser lens is moved in predetermined driving scope, detect and represent the AF evaluation of estimate of state in focus; And control device, when this photography conditions has predetermined variation with respect to last time photography conditions, above-mentioned condenser lens is moved in predetermined driving scope, when this photography conditions does not have predetermined variation with respect to last time photography conditions, make above-mentioned condenser lens in the position in focus that comprises former pick-up, scope than above-mentioned predetermined driving narrow range moves, above-mentioned control device is controlled, make the result of status detection in focus according to the above-mentioned condenser lens in the driving scope after above-mentioned cutting apart, judge whether also to carry out in the driving scope after other above-mentioned cutting apart the status detection in focus of condenser lens.
In addition,, provide a kind of camera, it is characterized in that, comprise the described automatic focusing system of claim 1 or claim 2 and have the optical system of condenser lens according to the 2nd scheme of the present invention.
In addition, according to the 3rd scheme of the present invention, a kind of auto focusing method is provided, it is characterized in that, when this photography conditions has predetermined variation with respect to last time photography conditions, selection makes condenser lens move in predetermined driving scope, detects and represents the 1st detection step of the AF evaluation of estimate of state in focus; When this photography conditions does not have predetermined variation with respect to last time photography conditions, selection make above-mentioned condenser lens the position in focus that comprises former pick-up, move than the scope of above-mentioned predetermined driving narrow range, detect the 2nd of the AF evaluation of estimate of representing state in focus and detect step; In above-mentioned the 1st detection step, control, feasible detection is divided into the state in focus of the above-mentioned condenser lens in the driving scope of a plurality of above-mentioned condenser lenses, according to this testing result, judge whether also to carry out in the driving scope after other above-mentioned cutting apart the drive controlling of condenser lens.
Other features and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description of being carried out in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.In these accompanying drawings, identical label is represented same or analogous part.
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Accompanying drawing is included in instructions and constitutes its part, and embodiments of the invention are described, and with instructions principle of the present invention is explained.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the structure of expression embodiment 1.
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of the processing when being illustrated in the AF operation.
Fig. 3 is the figure of the storage example of expression storage unit 16.
Fig. 4 is the figure of cutting apart example of sweep limit of the condenser lens of expression embodiment 2.
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of processing that is illustrated in AF when operation of embodiment 2.
Fig. 6 is the figure of expression corresponding to the example of the relation of the subject distance of focal position and AF evaluation of estimate.
Embodiment
Below, explain embodiments of the present invention with the embodiment of digital camera.In addition, the invention is not restricted to the form of device, confirmed by the explanation of embodiment, the present invention also can implement with the form of method.
Fig. 1 is the figure of expression as the summary structure of " digital camera " of the camera with automatic focusing system of embodiment 1.
This digital camera is by imaging apparatus 03, utilization had the optical system 01 of zoom lens and the light of condenser lens 02 imaging carries out light-to-current inversion, via Memory Controller 06, via pre-process circuit 04 and A/D transducer 05 and digitizing signal be kept at storer 07, and by after not having illustrated signal processing circuit above-mentioned conversion of signals being image, document image on recording medium 08.Above-mentioned pre-process circuit 04 possesses CDS circuit and the non-linear amplifying circuit before the A/D conversion of eliminating output noise.
Action to AF describes.The AF action is by control module 11 controls.At first, if press SW109, then condenser lens driving circuit 17 drives condenser lens 02, so that scanning by photography conditions analytic unit 12 and scope setup unit 13 selected scopes, simultaneously, obtains from the picture signal of imaging apparatus 03 output.Via AF evaluation of estimate computing circuit 14 and utilize BPF, the conversion of signals that obtains on each activation point of condenser lens 02 is become the AF evaluation of estimate, this AF evaluation of estimate is represented degree in focus by extracting the medium-high frequency signal content.Then, the AF evaluation of estimate is the highest focal position decision unit 15 the position of the AF evaluation of estimate that can obtain mxm. as position (being A among Fig. 6) in focus.Control module 11 makes condenser lens driving circuit 17 drive condenser lenses 02 to its position in focus.The driving of condenser lens 02 finishes, and the user presses SW210, carries out photography thus.And the photography conditions the when position is with photography in focus is stored in the photography conditions storage unit 16.
About the AF action, adopt the flow process of Fig. 2 to further describe.
In step 1 (being designated as S1 in the drawings, down together), carry out the analysis of photography conditions.If the scanning first time of condenser lens 02, then handle and enter next procedure 2, condenser lens is set to scan the wider preset range of its sweep limit (for example condenser lens 02 can scan gamut), so that can obtain the AF evaluation of estimate in wider scope.After digital camera is switched on power supply, when the 2nd time of condenser lens 02 scanning or later scanning, the photography conditions of judging this whether and photography conditions last time roughly the same, be judged as under the roughly the same condition, in step 2, set the sweep limit of condenser lens 02, make its position in focus littler than above-mentioned preset range and when comprising former pick-up; Otherwise, in step 2, condenser lens 02 is set so that it scans above-mentioned preset range.
In the comparison of last time photographic parameter and this photographic parameter, for example, during a plurality of condition below satisfying fully (corresponding to ' the satisfying the situation of being scheduled to necessary condition ' in the claim), then be judged as the photography under the roughly the same condition.
(1) position of the zoom lens in when photography, identical or roughly the same when when former pick-up, photographing with this.
(2) almost not free poor between former pick-up time and this photography time.
(3) setting of taking the non-macro mode of the common subject of the macro mode/shooting of approaching subject does not change.
(4) quantity of the AF frame in the zone of the picture signal that detects in order to obtain the AF evaluation of estimate does not change.
Brightness when (5) photographing is roughly the same.
(6) the AF evaluation of estimate is roughly the same.
In addition, also can add " when former pick-up, can aim at focus " this condition.In addition, the AF evaluation of estimate is carried out following calculating by for example well-known method.For the photography signal also can be suitable for BPF, in the signal that has extracted the medium-high frequency composition, the maximal value of the amplitude in the AF frame as evaluation of estimate; Also can be in the AF frame, the predetermined direction that extracts along BPF extracts maximal value, on the direction vertical with the direction of BPF this maximal value is carried out integration, with the result that the obtains evaluation of estimate as AF.The computing method of the evaluation of estimate of AF are not the main points of the application's invention, so omit its explanation.
Method as a comparison, for example, as shown in Figure 3, each photographic information as last time and this information be kept at storage unit 16, carry out following judgement and get final product.
When following condition is satisfied, be considered as the photography under similar photography conditions, that is:
[former pick-up zoom position]=[this zoom position of photographing]
And, [this photography time]-[former pick-up time]＜(10 seconds)
And, [last time microspur setting]=[this microspur is set]
And, [last time the AF frame was set]=[this AF frame is set]
And, | [this brightness]-[last time brightness] |＜1 (Ev)
And, | [this AF evaluation of estimate]-[last time AF evaluation of estimate] |＜300
As " roughly the same condition ", in addition, also can adopt white balance result's difference; Under the situation of the camera that can carry out judging in lengthwise position and lateral attitude, can be used for judging whether having changed camera positions; Under the situation of camera that can mobile AF frame, can be used for judging whether having moved the frame position.Also can adopt other can determine the condition that photography conditions is whether roughly the same.
In step 3, in by the sweep limit that step 2 determined, drive condenser lens 02, estimate signal thereby obtain AF.
Then, in step 4, determine position in focus.The AF evaluation of estimate of the decision of position by trying to achieve based on scanning carried out interpolation arithmetic in focus, obtains the value between the AF evaluation of estimate that step 3 obtains thus, and the point that is maximum value to the AF evaluation of estimate is as position in focus.
In step 5, the position in focus of storing this photography conditions and in step 4, obtaining.
In step 6, obtain picture signal for recording image signal on recording medium 08 from imaging apparatus 03, and drive condenser lens to position in focus.
More than, the AF release.
By above-mentioned processing, under the roughly the same situation of scene, condenser lens 02 need not to scan whole sweep limit.Estimate signal owing to make near the narrow range of condenser lens 02 scanning subject existence and obtain AF, therefore can under the condition that does not reduce precision, finish operation in focus fast.
In addition, in an embodiment, described the situation that satisfies above-mentioned condition fully, but also can be the situation that satisfies above-mentioned condition more than 1 or 1.
As mentioned above, according to present embodiment, even, also can under the condition that does not reduce the AF precision, shorten the AF time obtaining sum that AF estimates signal more for a long time.
Embodiment 2
" digital camera " of present embodiment is a variation, in advance the sweep limit of the condenser lens 02 of embodiment 1 is cut apart, scan the above-mentioned scope of having been cut apart (below, claim " cutting apart scanning ") successively thus obtain the AF evaluation of estimate.Other part is identical, so omit its explanation.
Describe cutting apart scanning.In the present embodiment, to cutting apart of the sweep limit of condenser lens, for example, carry out as shown in Figure 4.In addition, in Fig. 4, transverse axis is represented the position that condenser lens drives, and for simplicity, represents the subject distance corresponding with condenser lens position in focus.
According to the flow process of Fig. 5, illustrate method for scanning is carried out in above-mentioned divided zone.
In step 11, the district n of cutting apart scope of the initial scanning of decision expression.In the present embodiment, constitute: make n=1, the scope in focus of subject from afar (district 1) scans successively to the district in focus of nearby subject.
In step 12, in divided scope, in focus than last time scanned district nearly 1 the district part the n zone scanning.
In step 13, judge in focus in each district, if focus can be aimed at, then finish.If focus can not be aimed at, then in step 14, upgrade the zone, and return step 12.
That is, constitute in the present embodiment, in the step 1 of Fig. 2 of embodiment 1, under the roughly the same situation of the photography conditions of not judging this and photography conditions last time, use the above-mentioned scanning of cutting apart.In addition, the scope in each district is than judging set under the roughly the same situation of this photography conditions and former pick-up condition wider.
As mentioned above, in embodiment 1, the photography conditions of judging this whether and photography conditions last time roughly the same, can not judge that under the roughly the same situation, the gamut to scanning area in step 2 scans; But, in the present embodiment, predetermined ranging region is divided into 3, scan this cut zone successively, stop scanning in the district that focus can be aimed at, therefore, from probability, compare more with embodiment 1 and can shorten the AF time.
And, cutting apart under the scan condition, when in initial sweep limit, having subject, can aim at focus apace; In contrast, after when having subject in the scope that scans, to spend more time-consuming in focus.So, also can be only the position in focus when former pick-up be scanned after falling into the district time, to last time in focus the position near the structure of finding range.Also can be to having comprised last time the structure that the district of position is in focus scanned itself.
In addition, in embodiment 2, be set at when scanning for the first time and scan whole sweep limit, also can replace and cut apart scanning.
In addition, the present invention also comprises following situation, that is: in order to make the various device action, so that realization the foregoing description, to device or the intrasystem computing machine that is connected with this various device, be provided for realizing the software program code of the function of above-mentioned embodiment, according to the program in the computing machine that is stored in this system or device (CPU or MPU), above-mentioned various device is moved, realize the described function of the foregoing description thus.
In addition, in this case, the program code of above-mentioned software self becomes the method for the function that realizes the above embodiments, and this program code constitutes the present invention.And, be used for to computing machine the device of this program code is provided, the storage medium of for example having preserved these program codes constitutes the present invention.Storage medium as these program codes of storage can adopt for example soft dish, hard disk, CD, photomagneto disk, CD-ROM, tape, non-volatile memory card, ROM etc.
In addition, by carry out the program code that is provided by computing machine, not only can realize the function of the foregoing description, when the function of the foregoing description realized jointly by said procedure code and OS (operating system) that moves on computers or other application software etc., this program code was also contained in the embodiments of the present invention.
In addition, the present invention also comprises following situation, that is: the program code that is provided is kept at computing machine expansion board or with the storer that functional expansion unit possessed that computing machine is connected after, indication according to this program code, wait part or all that carries out actual treatment by the CPU that is possessed on this expansion board or the functional expansion unit, handle the function that realizes above-mentioned embodiment by this.
As mentioned above, adopt the foregoing description, even under the total more situation that obtains AF evaluation signal, also can under the condition that does not reduce the AF precision, shorten the AF time.
The present invention can have a lot of different embodiments, so the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned certain embodiments, and is limited by appending claims under the condition that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. an automatic focusing system is characterized in that, comprising:
Pick-up unit makes condenser lens move in predetermined driving scope, detects and represents the AF evaluation of estimate of state in focus;
Control device, when this photography conditions has predetermined variation with respect to last time photography conditions, above-mentioned condenser lens is moved in predetermined driving scope, when this photography conditions does not have predetermined variation with respect to last time photography conditions, make above-mentioned condenser lens the position in focus that comprises former pick-up, move than the scope of above-mentioned predetermined driving narrow range
Above-mentioned control device is controlled, make the result of status detection in focus according to the above-mentioned condenser lens in the driving scope after above-mentioned cutting apart, judge whether also to carry out in the driving scope after other above-mentioned cutting apart the status detection in focus of condenser lens.
2. automatic focusing system according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned photography conditions comprises at least 1 in the position in length and breadth of brightness, the AF evaluation of estimate of setting, the subject of position, photography time, photograph mode, the AF frame of zoom lens, the controlling value of white balance, above-mentioned automatic focusing system.
3. a camera is characterized in that,
Comprise the described automatic focusing system of claim 1 or claim 2 and have the optical system of condenser lens.
4. an auto focusing method is characterized in that,
When this photography conditions has predetermined variation with respect to last time photography conditions, select to make condenser lens to move in predetermined driving scope, detect the 1st of the AF evaluation of estimate of representing state in focus and detect step;
When this photography conditions does not have predetermined variation with respect to last time photography conditions, selection make above-mentioned condenser lens the position in focus that comprises former pick-up, move than the scope of above-mentioned predetermined driving narrow range, detect the 2nd of the AF evaluation of estimate of representing state in focus and detect step;
In above-mentioned the 1st detection step, control, feasible detection is divided into the state in focus of the above-mentioned condenser lens in the driving scope of a plurality of above-mentioned condenser lenses, according to this testing result, judge whether also to carry out in the driving scope after other above-mentioned cutting apart the drive controlling of condenser lens.
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